Saturday, October 23, 2010

Arizona Congressional members and selected votes while in Congress

I’m running out of time to post all the material I want to post before the general election. Therefore, I’m going to post more than one a day when I have opportunity. Today, I’m posting three. Only the first will have all the material I normally include in a post. Check out all three. Let’s be able to say on November 3rd that we have begun the process of Taking the Nation Back.

when speaking to the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute. He did it again on September 23 at a fundraiser in New York City. And he did it yet a third time on Monday night at in Rockville, Md. when speaking to Democratic Senate candidate donors.

This can no longer by any stretch of the imagination be considered unintentional or accidental. President Obama is deliberately stripping our Christian heritage from us right before our very eyes.

If our rights do not come to us from God, they come to us from government. And what government gives, government can take away. President Obama has taken a long stride on the path that leads to tyranny and ruin.

If you would like to contact President Obama and urge him to put the Creator back where he belongs—in the Declaration of Independence and in the public life of America—the phone number to the White House is 202 (456) 1111.

Don’t forget that we have an election of historic importance coming up in just two weeks.

AFA Action has prepared a scorecard that includes the vote of your representative and your two senators on ObamaCare. You can view the scorecard for your state here.

Sponsored by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), the Disclose Act (H.R. 5157) would limit freedom of speech of Americans with regard to political campaigns. The bill would expand reporting requirements regarding disclosure of advertisements by forcing an organization to identify itself up to three times in each disclaimer and also to list the organization’s five largest donors, even if those donors did not fund that particular advertisement. The House passed H.R. 5175 by a recorded vote of 219 ayes to 206 nays, Roll No. 391. AFA Action Opposed this Bill.

The America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010 (H.R. 5115) to further expand federal education bureaucracy, control student knowledge, skills, academic content standards, and curricula in elementary and secondary schools. The House passed H.R. 5116 by a recorded vote of 262 ayes to 150 nays, Roll No. 332. Consideration of the measure began on May 12th and continued on May 13th. AFA Action Opposed this Bill.

3) Defense Authorization Bill with ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Removal

Sponsored by Rep. Ike Skelton, the National Defense Authorization Act, 2011 (H.R. 5136) contained Rep. Murphy’s amendment that calls for abolishment of the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services. The House passed H.R. 5136 by a recorded vote of 229 ayes to 186 nays, Roll No. 336. Consideration of the measure began on May 27th. AFA Action Opposed this Bill.

4) Revoking Current Policy on Openly Homosexual Individuals in the U.S. Military

Offered by Patrick J. Murphy (D-PA), this amendment (H.AMDT.79) to the National Defense Authorization Act, 2011 (H.R. 5136) calls for abolishment of the ban on homosexuals serving openly in the U.S. Armed Services. Passed by a recorded vote of 234 ayes to 194 nays, Roll No. 317). AFA Action Opposed this Amendment.

5) To agree to the Burton ‘fake official English’ Amendment to the Puerto Rico Democracy Act (H.R. 2499)

Burton (IN) amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-468) that retains the requirement that all ballots used for authorized plebiscites include the full content of the ballot printed in English. It also requires the Puerto Rico State Elections Commission to inform voters in all authorized plebiscites that if Puerto Rico retains its current status or is admitted as a State: (1) any official language requirements of the Federal Government shall apply to Puerto Rico to the same extent as throughout the United States; and (2) it is the Sense of Congress that the teaching of English be promoted in Puerto Rico in order for English-language proficiency to be achieved (by a recorded vote of 301 ayes to 100 nays, Roll No. 237). AFA Action Opposed this Amendment.

6) Rule on Senate ObamaCare Bill

Sponsored by Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY), this rule (H. Res. 1203) governed House debate on the Senate health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), and the Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872). The health care bill contained provisions allowing federal funding for elective abortion in several new health care programs and provided federal tax credits for health plans that cover elective abortions. In addition, the health bill contained limited conscience protections for health care entities, and also contained provisions that could be used to ration health care services. H. Res. 1203, the rule providing for consideration of the Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 3590) and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4872), was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 224 yeas to 206 nays, Roll No. 163, after the previous question was ordered by a recorded vote of 228 ayes to 202 nays, Roll No. 162. AFA Action Opposed this Rule.

7) Final Vote on ObamaCare and Abortion Funding

The House voted on the Senate health care bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (H.R. 3590), that contained provisions creating several new health care programs that by-pass the Hyde amendment restrictions on directly funding elective abortion and provided federal tax credits for health plans that cover elective abortion. The abortion funding restrictions (Stupak-Pitts amendment) and conscience protections (Stupak amendment) originally passed in the House were replaced with provisions to fund health plans that cover abortion, require individuals to pay an abortion surcharge, and allow direct funding for abortion in multiple new health care plans. The bill also contained a provision undermining conscience protections, and eventually became law (P.L. 111-148) on March 30, 2010. The House concurred in the Senate amendments to H.R. 3590, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the first-time homebuyers credit in the case of members of the Armed Forces and certain other Federal employees, and for other purposes, by a recorded vote of 219 ayes to 212 nays, Roll No. 165. AFA Action Opposed this Bill.

8) GOP Motion to Remove Abortion Funding from ObamaCare

Offered by Rep. Dave Camp (R-MI), the Republican ‘motion to recommit with instructions’ would have amended the Reconciliation Act of 2010 (H.R. 4872) to replace the abortion funding provisions just passed in the health care bill (H.R. 3590) with the Stupak amendment. This change would have prevented federal funding for abortion or federal tax credits for subsidizing health plans that cover abortion. Rejected the Camp motion to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Budget with instructions to report the same back to the House forthwith with amendments, by a recorded vote of 199 ayes to 232 nays, Roll No. 166. AFA Action Supported this Motion.

9) To create a Hawaiian race-based government by establishing a Native Hawaiian ‘tribe.’

The House passed H.R. 2314, to create a Hawaiian race-based government by establishing a Native Hawaiian ‘tribe,’ by a yea-and-nay vote of 245 yeas to 164 nays, Roll No. 59. AFA Action Opposed this Bill.

10) Conference Report on Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010

Offered by Rep. John W. Oliver (D-MA), the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3288) would include funding for abortion in the District of Columbia, and funding more broadly for needle exchange programs, domestic partner benefits, and medical marijuana programs. The bill also replaced abstinence education with funding for new ‘comprehensive’ sex-ed programs. The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 3288 by a yea-and-nay vote of 221 yeas to 202 nays with 1 voting ‘present’, Roll No. 949. AFA Action Opposed this Bill.

Sponsored by Rep. Ike Skelton (D-MO), the conference report on the National Defense Authorization Act, 2010 (H.R. 2647) contained a provision to establish federal ‘hate crimes’ for certain violent acts based on actual or perceived race, religion, disability, gender identity The House agreed to the conference report to accompany H.R. 2647 by a recorded vote of 281 ayes to 146 nays, Roll No. 770. AFA Action Opposed this Conference Report.

13) Motion to Instruct on Hate Crimes

Sponsored by Rep. Randy Forbes (R-VA), the ‘motion to instruct’ offered to the National Defense Authorization Act, 2010 (H.R. 2647) would instruct House conferees to negotiate against the hate crimes provision in the conference report that would establish federal ‘hate crimes’ for certain violent acts based on the actual or perceived race, religion, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation of any person. Rejected the Forbes motion to instruct conferees by a yea-and-nay vote of 178 yeas to 234 nays, Roll No. 754. AFA Action Favored this Motion.

14) Restrict Funding to Planned Parenthood

Sponsored by Rep. Mike Pence (R-IN), this amendment (H.AMDT.389) to the Labor, Health, and Human Services and Education Appropriations Act, 2010 (H.R. 3293) would have restricted federal funding for abortion by withholding from Planned Parenthood any of the $317 million for Title X family planning services. Pence amendment (No. 4 printed in H. Rept. 111-222) that sought to provide that none of the funds in the bill be available to Planned Parenthood for any purpose under title X of the Public Health Services Act (Population Research and Voluntary Family Planning Programs) (by a recorded vote of 183 ayes to 247 nays, Roll No. 643). AFA Action Supported this Amendment.

15) Rule Disallowing a Vote on D.C. Abortion Funding Ban

Sponsored by Rep. Ed Perlmutter (D-CO), this rule (H.Res.644) governing House debate on the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, 2010 (H.R. 3170) would not allow a vote on an amendment to restore the ban on taxpayer funding for abortion in the District of Columbia. H. Res. 644, the rule providing for consideration of the bill, was agreed to by a yea-and-nay vote of 216 yeas to 213 nays, Roll No. 553, after agreeing to order the previous question by a yea-and-nay vote of 227 yeas to 200 nays, Roll No. 552. AFA Action Opposed this Rule.

16) Lifting D.C. Abortion Funding Ban

Offered by Rep. Jose Serrano (D-NY), the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations, 2010 (H.R. 3170) would allow taxpayer funding for elective abortion in the District of Columbia. The House passed H.R. 3170 by a yea-and-nay vote of 219 yeas to 208 nays with 1 voting ‘present‘, Roll No. 571. AFA Action Opposed this Bill.

17) State Department Reauthorization

Sponsored by Rep. Howard Berman (D-CA), the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, FY 2010 and 2011 (H.R. 2410) would establish an Office of Global Women’s Issues that could lobby for and promote abortion in foreign countries despite current legal restrictions on international abortion advocacy. The bill also included a provision that would require the U.S. Foreign Service to advocate for the acceptance of same-sex marriage in foreign countries and international law. The House passed H.R. 2410by a recorded vote of 235 ayes to 187 nays, Roll No. 328. AFA Action Opposed this Bill.

18) Expanding Hate Crimes Definitions

Offered by Rep. John Conyers (D-MI), the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 (H.R. 1913) would establish federal ‘hate crimes’ for certain violent acts based on actual or perceived race, religion, disability, gender identity or sexual orientation of any person. The House passed H.R. 1913 by a recorded vote of 249 ayes to 175 nays, Roll No. 223 AFA Action Opposed this Bill.”

We must secure the border now! District 8 contains three border counties. The trafficking and violence in these areas are having a very negative impact on the district. We must address this issue in order to reduce the threat to our domestic security and to protect our sovereignty. I have earned endorsements from Maricopa Sheriff Joe Arpaio, Pinal County Sheriff Paul Babeu, Cochise County Sheriff Larry Dever and the Hon. Duncan Hunter, because of my consistent position on border security.

I am a strong advocate for completing the double-layer border fence along the US-Mexico border. I do not support public benefits for those who are here illegally. I strongly support employer sanctions and Arizona’s new law, SB 1070.

I will fight to dramatically increase the number of Border Patrol agents. Until they can be hired, I support deploying 10,000 troops in an active enforcement mode among the border. The troops would be drawn down as the fence is completed and more Border Patrol agents finish training.

It is premature to discuss any kind of guest worker program until the border is fully secured but I can clearly state that I will never support amnesty for those who have illegally entered the United States. They should return to their country of citizenship.”

(Of course, Obama administration has sued the State of Arizona because of its new law to remove the presence of illegal immigrants within the State. No current Congressional Democrat should be reelected in Arizona—my addition.)

“Second Amendment

The Second Amendment of the Constitution is not just about hunting. It is about the right of a free people to defend themselves which is why I am a strong supporter of the right of law-abiding citizens to keep and bear arms.”

“The campaign committee has also cut ads in a few places because the Democrat is ahead, such as Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Arizona.”

Let’s prove the Democratic campaign committee WRONG!!! Gabrielle Giffords supports the MURDER of unborn babies although I could not find it on her website. However, she trumpets that she supported nationalized healthcare which provides for financing the MURDER of unborn babies and, as shown above, she supported other MURDER aspects throughout her years in Congress.